Glasses.



J. C. WELLS.

GLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED DB0. 2a, 1912.

1,098,418. Patented June 2, 1914.

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"UNlTyED STATES PATENT (liilllIUE.

JOEL C. WELLS, OF SUTHBIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

GLASSES.

T0 all who/m, it may] concern:

Be it knovvn that I, Joni. C. lVnLLs, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Southbridge, in the county of lWorcester and State of ll/lassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful linproveinents in Glasses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in glasses and has particular reference to inv proved means of securing in place the lenses thereof.

Vlhe leading object of my invention is the provision of an improved construction of lens attachment which may be readily adapted to satistzuftorily fit varying shapes ot' lenses, and which will act as a tension member increasing the engagement oit the lens scren7 with the lens straps and preventing it troni backing out.

A further object et' iny invention is the provision ot a lens attacluneut Which will permit of adjustment to some degree to accommodate various thicknesses of lenses and which can also he adapted to satisfactorily engage varying` shapes ot lenses to securely hold the saine in place.

@ther objects and advantages et iny improved construction should be readily ap parent by reference to the following specilication taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, and it Will be understood that l may malte any variations in the speciiic details of eonstruction illustrated and hereinafter described falling Within the scope of my claims without departing trein or exceeding the spirit of my invention.

Figure l represents a view et an eyeglass mounting einhodyin my invention. ll represents a fragmentary view ol one oi the lens clips. Fig. lll represents a similar view ot a lslightly modified construction olf clip. Fig. .lV represents a sectional view on the line lV-lV ol Fig. ll. Fig. V represents a sectional view oi the line V-V oit Fig. l illustrating my clip as secured to a plano convex lens. Fig. Va represents a vievv ot an ordinary clip engaging the lens shown in Fig. V. Fig. Vl represents a Specification of Letters Patent.

.Application filed December 233, 1912.

Patented June 2, 1914.

Serial No. 738,258.

side elevation ot a slight modilication et my invention. Fig. VH represents a sectional view ot a further modification embodying the idea oit Fig. Vl. Fig. VIH represents a fragmentary view oit another .torni of my invention, and Fig. IX represents a sectional view oit the line lli-IX of Fig. VIII.

In the drawings, in which similar characters of reference are employed througout to denote corresponding parts in the several views, the numeral l designates an eyeglass bridge bearing at each end a lens clip conlprising a strap portion and a pair of clip ears 3 adapted to rest on opposite sides ot a lens Ll-. lt will. be not-ed that in the pair ot glasses shown in Fig. l the right hand lens is a double concave While the lett hand lens is a plano convex.

lt is customary in the construction of lens clips to torni the saine With the ears 3 disposed in parallel relation and having tlat or plain inner faces for engaging the lens. l.Vhile 'this shape ot' strap Will satisfactorily engage plano lenses when litted upoon either concave or convex lenses, the inner faces et the clip ears naturally will not contact throughout with the :tace et the lens and consequently a ,satisfactory bearing can not be obtained, while the liability oi' inarring the precious metal et which these parts is usually composed tends to deter the person mounting the lenses trein bending and twisting et the clip ears to cause the salue to fit correctly against the lenses, and as a result of these facts lenses are very frequently incorrectly or loosely mounted. lt is the purpose of my invention to obviate these dilliculties in the mounting ot lenses by pi'ovicling a clip which will. have a plurality of inwardly projecting bearing points tor satisfactorily engaging and gripping' the lens in sach manner as to resist to the greatest possible extent any twisting or loose movement thereof. lt is a further purpose to provide springy or tension members by holding the ears distant trein the lens which Will increase the hold of the lens screw and prevent it from backing out especially when the head of the lens screw is corrugated as in Fig. V a very important consideration of the Opticians art.

By reference to Figs. II and III it will be seen that I provide a plurality of inwardly projecting contact. points or lugs 5, in Fig. II, I have shown but two of these lugs, while in Fig. III, I have shown four of the same. It will be understood, however, that I do not wish to limit myself to any particular number. rIhe use and advantage of these lugs should be clearly apparent. by reference to Figs. IV and V. It will be observed that in Fig. IV, I use two of these points on each clip ear, the two clip ears being bent into converging relation to bear their outer ends against the lens 4, while the points 5 intermediate the length of the ears are cut 01T to lit the intermediate portion of the lens which would not be engaged by an ordinary clip ear on account of the concave curvature of the lens and the plain face of the clip ear. It will thus be seen that in the case of the lens shown in Fig. IV instead of the same being merely gripped by the ends of the clip ears it is also gripped by the bearing members 5 at the sides of the lens screw and the plurality of independent contact points engaging the lens satisfactorily holds the same against any rocking movement on the lens screw,correctly secures the same in posit-ion within the clip, and provides a springy section which will increase the tension on the lens screw when it is screwed up.

In Fig. V, I have illustrated the use of my clip on a plano convex lens, the lower ear having the four points 5 bearing against the plain face of the lens, while in the case or the upper ear the two middle points 5 as shown in Fig. III are considerably reduced in length, while the inner and outer points bear against the lens, there thus being four points each tightly bearing against the lensv on each side to grip the lens and hold it in place. The advantage of my improved construction will perhaps be most readily understood by a comparison of Fig. V embodying my structure with Fig. VZL which illustrates the customary way of mounting lenses of this type, from which it will be seen that the upper clip ear bears against the lens only at point 6, thus putting the entire clamping strain on this one portion of the lens and having a much greater tendency to break the lens than has my improved structure which distributes the strain over a plurality of points, and also that there is no spring in the strap which may be brought up when the lens screw is tightened up.

In Fig. VI, I have shown a side elevation of a slightly modified construction of my invent-ion in which the points 5 instead of being integral with the clip ears are carried by a suitable backing 7 adapted to tit within an ordinary clip and form a liner therefor from which the points 5 extend inwardly. lIhis liner and the points carried thereby may be formed either from met-al or from rubber or other yielding material, as desired, if formed of suliiciently yielding material the points 5 automatically accommodating themselves to the curvatui'e of the lens on which the clip is secured.

Fig. VII shows a slight variation of Fig. VI in which the clip ears have the inwardly extending flanges 8 which embrace the liner and thus aid in retaining the liner in position and concealing the same.

In Figs. VIII and IX, I have illustrated another embodiment of my invention in which the clip ear in addition to being pierced by the aperture 9 for receiving the lens screw 10 is pierced with a plurality of apertures l1 adapted to receive the screws or pins 12, and in the use of this form of my invention the points 1Q. may either be inserted in the apertures 11 before the clip is engaged on a lens or the clip may first be secured on a lens and then the points 1Q inserted in the apertures 11 and adjusted until they correctly bear against the lens to grip the same and supplement any bearing of the clip ears thereagainst as may be desired.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the construction and advantages of my improved lens clip should be readily apparent, and it will be seen that I have provided a clip embodying as its essential features a. plurality of independent inwardly extending bearing points for engaging a. lens to distribute the strain thereover, to provide additional tension on the lens screw, and to satisfactorily fit varying shapes of lenses and securely hold the same in position within the lens clip. It will further be observed that I have provided bearing points which may be readily adjusted according to the peculiar shape of the lens to be secured within the clip and by cutting down of which points a clip may be adapted to engage thicker lenses than could otherwise be secured in posit-ion therewithin.

I claim:

l. A lens clip including a plurality of separate and independently adjustable portions for engaging the face of a lens.

2. A lens clip including a plurality of spaced members for clampingly engaging t-he same face of a lens and a single means for dra-wing said members into clamping engagement with the face of the lens.

3. A lens clip ear having a plurality of distinct bearing points projecting from the inner face thereof.

4c. The combination with a clip ear having e lens Screw receiving Iaperture formed ingly engage the lens therebetween Without l0 therethrough, 0l :L plurality of relatively leverage at u, plurality oil points.

adjustable bearing points projecting from ln testimony whereof l alix my signature the inner face of the clip ear and spaced in presence of two witnesses.

from the screw receiving aperture therein. 1 l

5. A lens Clip comprising a, pair of clip JOEL C' WILLL" ears each having a plurality ol' contacte pro- VitneSSeS: jeeting therefrom, the contacts on the two JOSEPH J. DEMARS, earsl being alinecl with each other to elztnip- DUDLnY H. CLARKE.

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